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Librivox recording of The Uttermost Farthing by R. Austin Freeman.
Read by MaryAnn.
Humphrey Challoner is a solitary old man who spent a lifetime collecting for his private museum, primarily mammals exhibiting osteological abnormalities but also 24 articulated human skeletons without any apparent defect. His friend, Dr. Wharton, is puzzled by the collection, but he humors Challoner's eccentricities and tends to him in his final illness. When Wharton inherits the collection on Challoner's death, the dark mystery that ties the collection together is finally revealed. (Summary by MaryAnn)
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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: R. Austin Freeman
Date: 2010-01-03
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; mystery; fiction
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| uttermost_farthing_1001_librivox_128kb.m3u | 128kbps M3U | Stream |
| uttermost_farthing_1001_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 135.6 MB |
| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| 01 - Ch I - The Motive Force |
32.2 MB
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22.3 MB
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16.1 MB
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| 02 - Ch II pt 1 - 'Number One' |
16.8 MB
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11.9 MB
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8.4 MB
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| 03 - Ch II pt 2 - 'Number One' |
19.2 MB
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13.6 MB
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9.6 MB
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| 04 - Ch III pt 1 - The Housemaid's Followers |
16.7 MB
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12.0 MB
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| 05 - Ch III pt 2 - The Housemaid's Followers |
16.5 MB
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11.8 MB
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8.3 MB
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| 06 - Ch IV pt 1 - The Gifts of Chance |
19.9 MB
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14.2 MB
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| 07 - Ch IV pt 2 - The Gifts of Chance |
20.6 MB
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14.7 MB
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10.3 MB
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| 08 - Ch V pt 1 - By-Products of Industry |
15.8 MB
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11.4 MB
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7.9 MB
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| 09 - Ch V pt 2 - By-Products of Industry |
17.3 MB
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12.5 MB
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8.7 MB
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| 10 - Ch VI pt 2 - The Trail of the Serpent |
26.9 MB
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19.1 MB
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13.4 MB
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| 11 - Ch VI pt 2 - The Trail of the Serpent |
26.6 MB
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19.0 MB
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13.3 MB
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| 12 - Ch VII pt 1 - The Uttermost Farthing |
21.9 MB
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| 13 - Ch VII pt 2 - The Uttermost Farthing |
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14.8 MB
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10.4 MB
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Reviewer:
benefitsingers -
Subject:
Creepy!
This was a really macarbre. It is a tale of vigilante justice and also early criminology. I liked the criminal anthropology aspect of it. I don't really believe in vigilante justice but I certainly understand that often it appears that our justice system fails us. The narration of the story was very good and overall I call it a creepy good read.
Reviewer:
geonorman -
Subject:
Enthralling!
I was captivated from beginning to end. Why has this gem eluded me for 50 years?
It's refreshing to have a main character so removed from stereotypes. As to the lack of political correctness, it just adds more flavour by revealing 'the times' of the writer.
When I listened to this tale I felt like I did when I first read Treasure Island, Dracula, the Time Machine and so on.
Hats off to the reader. She captured the essence of the story. She's a superb talent who is right up there with the best narrator's I've listened to on BBC and CBC.
Reviewer:
mikezane -
Subject:
A good book
A curious collection of skeletons is willed to a scientist. The history of those skeletons is something most unexpected.
An interesting vigilante story. His reasoning on how criminals are treated and why they become criminals is interesting. I believe he echoes the frustrations that most people feel when they see criminals escape from justice.
The reader was excellent.
Reviewer:
Kydiana -
Subject:
Case lesson or satire?
I agree with TheBookworm's comments, except I'm not so sure the blatant racism which pervades the story isn't actually satire. Certainly, the "science" of eugenics was alive and flourishing at the time it was written, but the racism/stereotyping is so over-the-top that I think even readers of the time would have seen how ridiculous it was. For example, the protagonist, who is smugly confident of the superiority of his own race, class and nationality, is in actuality guilty of the very defects which he ascribes to those whom he considers inferior to himself. Indeed, in the end it is his own racism which frustrates him from realizing his goal.
Reviewer:
TheBookworm -
Subject:
Uttermost fun
Highly recommended crime story with a twist. Several twists, actually. Thanks to MaryAnn for her fine reading.
This listener found the protagonist's racism both distasteful and educational, showing how bad science can make senseless prejudices seem rational. A lesson for modern times.
TheBookworm (Manchester, UK)